This will be the final week of regular season action for many Fantasy Basketball leagues, so our Adam Moore breaks down the Week 13 schedule to help you make one final playoff push.

Fantasy Week 13 (March 19-25) signals the final week of the regular
season in most Fantasy leagues, leaving some owners one more chance to
earn a playoff berth. There are 57 games scheduled over the next seven
days with plenty more intriguing matchups on the docket. A season-high
five teams will play a set of three games over three consecutive days,
while two clubs are slated to play five times. However, the team we have
chosen to feature this week is the Chicago Bulls, who don't fall into
either of those categories.

The Bulls are one of eight teams slated to play only three games during
Week 13, but Chicago is the only club that will play just two different
teams over that stretch. The Bulls start the week with a prime-time
matchup against the Magic Monday night before heading to Canada to face
the Raptors Wednesday night. After two days off, Chicago will be back in
the United Center taking on the Raptors Saturday night for the second
time in four days.

While coach Tom Thibodeau has the Bulls rolling toward another No. 1
seed in the Eastern Conference, Chicago will likely be shorthanded once
again this week. Derrick Rose seems
highly unlikely to play until Saturday at the earliest due to a groin
injury, while Luol Deng continues to try
and play through a nagging wrist injury that has limited his production.
That means some of Chicago's lower-end options should continue to see
some extended run, which has worked out pretty well lately. The Bulls
are 9-4 without the reigning MVP in the lineup and have averaged 96.6
points per game over that stretch. That trend should continue this week
with the Magic and Raptors on the docket. Chicago is averaging 95.5
points per game against Orlando this season, while Toronto has allowed
more than 100 points in each of its last two contests, including 107
points to the offensively challenged Bobcats.

While Fantasy owners should leave Rose on the bench this week due to his
injury, continue to roll with Chicago's other high-end options Deng, Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer. C.J. Watson will continue to start in Rose's absence and has played
well in his extended opportunities, so owners looking for a replacement
should consider picking him up. Even Kyle Korver
and Taj Gibson should continue to see
increased minutes and deserve a look in deeper formats this week.

Central: Milwaukee Bucks (@POR, BOS, @CHA, IND) The Bucks are
slated to play four times during Week 13, including their first
back-to-back-to-back set of the season. Milwaukee will start the week
wrapping up its mini two-game West Coast trip against the Trail Blazers
Tuesday night. The Bucks will then get Wednesday off before returning
home to face the Celtics Thursday. Milwaukee will be at Charlotte Friday
before wrapping up the scoring period at home against the Pacers
Saturday night. While the Celtics and Pacers present a defensive
challenge, the Bucks should have no problem putting up points on the
Bobcats and Trail Blazers. Both teams have been awful on defense lately
-- especially Portland, which is allowing an average of 104 points per
game since the All-Star break. That should bode well for the Bucks and
their new acquisitions. Fantasy owners should make sure to leave Monta Ellis, Brandon Jennings, Ersan Illyasova -- if healthy -- and Drew Gooden active this week. Mike Dunleavy
and Carlos Delfino are riskier options
but still useable in deeper formats, however, we recommend leaving Ekpe Udoh on the bench until his role with the team becomes a bit
more defined.

Central Division schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Bulls

@ORL

@TOR

TOR

Cavaliers

@NJ

@ATL

@ORL

PHO

Pistons

@DEN

MIA

@NY

Pacers

LAC

@WAS

PHO

@MIL

Bucks

@POR

BOS

@CHA

IND

Atlantic: Toronto Raptors (@NY, CHI, NY, @CHI) The Raptors are
slated to play four times in Week 13, although they will only face two
teams over the next seven days. Toronto will open up the week on the
road against the Knicks Tuesday night before returning home to face the
Bulls Wednesday. After a day off, the Raptors will take on New York
again Friday before closing out the week with another matchup against
the Bulls Saturday night -- this time in Chicago. While Toronto has been
lighting up the scoreboard over the last few nights, points could be
tough to come by this week. The Bulls are ranked second in points
allowed this season (90.9) and seventh in opposition field-goal
percentage (42.7 percent) and held the Raptors to a season-low 64 points
in their lone meeting this season. Meanwhile, the Knicks have looked
very sharp under new coach Mike Woodson, holding each of their last
three opponents to an average of 89 points per game since making the
coaching switch. With Toronto's tough schedule and inconsistent lineup,
there aren't too many Fantasy options on its roster we would recommend
using this week. Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan and Jose Calderon -- if
healthy -- should be the only options considered for use.

Atlantic Division schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Celtics

ATL

@MIL

@PHI

WAS

Nets

CLE

WAS

@ATL

CHA

Knicks

TOR

@PHI

@TOR

DET

76ers

@CHA

NY

BOS

@SA

Raptors

@NY

CHI

NY

@CHI

Southeast: Atlanta Hawks (BOS, CLE, NJ, @WAS, UTA) The Hawks are
one of the two teams slated to play five games this week, although
Atlanta will play four of those contests at home. The Hawks will open up
the scoring period against the Celtics Monday night before taking on the
Cavaliers Wednesday. After a day off, Atlanta will begin a
back-to-back-to-back set against the Nets, Wizards and Jazz Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, respectively. While playing five games over a
seven-game stretch is never an ideal situation, the Hawks will have some
favorable matchups on tap. The Jazz, Wizards, Nets and Cavaliers all
rank near the bottom of the pack in terms of points allowed and
opposition field-goal percentage, which should translate into a
high-scoring week for the Hawks. Fantasy owners should make sure to
leave Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Jeff Teague and Zaza Paculia active this week. Even Marvin Williams -- if healthy -- and Kirk Hinrich could be worth a look in deeper formats.

Southeast Division schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Hawks

BOS

CLE

NJ

@WAS

Bobcats

PHI

MIL

@NJ

Heat

PHO

@DET

@OKC

Magic

CHI

PHO

CLE

Wizards

@NJ

IND

ATL

Southwest: San Antonio Spurs (MIN, DAL, @NO, PHI) The Spurs are
slated to play four times during Week 13, including their first
back-to-back-to-back set of the season. San Antonio will start the
period by playing host to the Timberwolves Wednesday night before
beginning its triple set against the Mavericks at home Friday. The Spurs
will be in New Orleans Saturday night before wrapping up the week
against the 76ers back in San Antonio Sunday. Coach Gregg Popovich never
misses an opportunity to give his starters some extra rest and that will
more than likely be the case this week. Tim Duncan
and Manu Ginobili will almost certainly
be held out of one of the Spurs weekend contests and Pop could even opt
to rest Tony Parker, which he has
already done at times earlier in the season. Fantasy owners will have to
take a hard look at their rosters when deciding about whether or not to
start some of the Spurs' main options this week. While Parker should be
OK, even if he does miss a game, Duncan and Ginobili's sporadic
production may be more problematic. Owners with other options may want
to sway that way this week, but if you don't have a choice, leave Manu
and Duncan active and hope for the best. Stephen Jackson will also remain a risky play until his role becomes
more defined, but DeJuan Blair and Tiago Splitter could be worth a look in deeper formats.

Southwest Division schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Mavericks

@DEN

LAL

@SA

@HOU

Rockets

LAL

GS

DAL

Grizzlies

@SAC

@POR

@LAC

@LAL

Hornets

GS

LAC

SA

Spurs

MIN

DAL

@NO

PHI

Northwest: Oklahoma City Thunder (@UTA, LAC, MIN, MIA) The
Thunder are scheduled to play four times this week and will get to play
three of those contests at home. Oklahoma City will start the week with
its lone road contest of the scoring period Tuesday night in Utah. The
Thunder will then take on the Clippers Wednesday before wrapping up the
week against the Timberwolves Friday and Heat Sunday. Despite having to
deal with the Clippers and Heat in the same week, Kevin Durant and Co. will have some favorable matchups. The Thunder
have scored more than 100 points this season in each of their matchups
against Utah, Minnesota and Los Angeles and the Heat's up-and-down tempo
continues to dictate higher-scoring games. Oklahoma City also enters the
week as the highest-scoring team at home this season, averaging 105.4
points at Chesapeake Energy Arena. As should be the case every week,
make sure Kevin Durant, James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka are all active. Even Kendrick Perkins could be worth a look in some deeper leagues.

Northwest Division schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Nuggets

DAL

DET

@UTA

@MIN

T'Wolves

@GS

@SA

@OKC

DEN

Thunder

@UTA

LAC

MIN

MIA

Trail Blazers

MIL

MEM

@LAL

GS

Jazz

OKC

@SAC

DEN

@ATL

Pacific: Phoenix Suns (@MIA, @ORL, @IND, @CLE) The Suns will play
four times during Week 13, but all four contests will be on the road.
Phoenix will be on the East Coast this week, starting Tuesday night at
Miami. The Suns will then take on the Magic in Orlando Wednesday before
facing the Pacers Saturday night. After a day off, Phoenix will then
close out the scoring period against the Cavaliers Sunday. While Phoenix
has been clicking on offense lately, three of the four teams the Suns
will face are ranked in the top 10 in points allowed and opposition
field-goal percentage. Cleveland shouldn't present much of a challenge
but facing the Heat, Magic and Pacers in the same week could make points
tough to come by. Despite coach Alvin Gentry expanding his rotation over
the past few weeks, Steve Nash, Marcin Gortat, Channing Frye and maybe Jared Dudley (deeper formats) should be the only Suns worthy of using
this week.